Latest in: Karuhat Intensive

Last night Sylvie came home from her regular training at her gym, Petchrungruang here in Pattaya, and she was in the aftermath of a kind of realization. These times when she comes home are always full...

a new series of study articles examining the full-length sessions in the Intensives, written by James Poidog Clairvoyant: having the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision. There’s a theme that happens organically in everyone of Sylvie’s Intensives. These themes are brought about naturally...

The video clip above is talking about the Thai concept of “yohm” (ยอม), which means to “submit to” or “allow” something, and how it helps describe the Golden Age style of fighting. Karuhat’s style is characterized...

This session, unlike many of those in the series as a whole, has the added context that Karuhat had literally just watched me spar with my friend Emma for an hour before his session with me....

As If Tethered – above is a 3:40 trailer clip from Episode 19 of my Karuhat Intensive. In this clip he’s working with me on timing and distance. A large part of what he teaches is...

In this session there was added emphasis on positioning, and using the eyes to read what your opponent is doing. Don’t just go through memorized positions or moves. This was happening with my forward check. Earlier...

In this session, among the things being instructed in is the importance of constantly closing distance. For Karuhat this is not a “dern” style (walking aggressively after an opponent) that’s you’ll see from Muay Khao fighters...

There’s a lot more on the Cascade throw in this session, with focus on my getting my head on the shoulder which helps prevent it from becoming a foul, and generates the right leverage with the...

This may be something of a more esoteric Training Notes entry, but its ideas I’ve been working on and somewhat expressed in my discussion/interview vlog with Sylvie on the principle of Continuity. Continuity is perhaps the...

In this session I experiment with tempo. I slow myself down in order to concentrate of on continuity alone, and the spring-board of the floor. Every time I step the ground it creates a new movement,...